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Level/category

Professional studies

Teaching language

Swedish

Type of course

Compulsory

Cycle/level of course

First

Recommended year of study

2

Total number of ECTS

5 cr

Competency aims

The aim of the course is that the student
understands the meaning and methods of health
promotion and prevention within the field of
home
care and out patient care. The student gains a
deeper understanding for the older patient and
patients from different cultures. The student
gets an insight in the collaboration between
hospital- and out patient care and learns to
see
the care from many points of view. The student
learns to collaborate with different
professional
groups in a client centered way.

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course the student is
expected
to be able to plan, carry out and evaluate the
home visit independently and as a part of a
multi
professional team make a care plan for
the client. The student can see the clients´
health resources and is able to develop his/her
health prevention and promotion thinking. The
student is familiar with care assessment over
the
phone and knows the meaning and purpose with
phone counseling. The student can consider the
special matters concerning clients from foreign
cultures. The student is familiar with the
special needs regarding older clients,
including
medication administration, nutrition and
rehabilitation. The student is familiar with
the
normal aging process and can identify
variations
from the normal aging. The student is familiar
with different types of eHealth solutions as a
part of the out patient care.

Course contents

Home care
Gerontology
Geriatrics
Out patient care
Teamwork
Rehabilitation
Nutrition
Medication administration
Vaccination competence
Simulation

Prerequisites and co-requisites

Clinical care 1 passed
Clninical care 2
Medication calculation and patient safety
Anatomy and physiology
Medicine 1

Previous course names

Homecare, elderly care and open care (2013)

Additional information

Mandatory and acitve participation in seminars,
skills and simulations!

Study activities

  • Lectures - 21 hours
  • Practical exercises - 5 hours
  • Project- and production work/artistic activities - 20 hours
  • Individual studies - 50 hours
  • Internet-based studies - 38 hours
  • Seminars - 8 hours
  • - 8 hours

Workload

  • Total workload of the course: 150 hours
  • Of which autonomous studies: 150 hours
  • Of which scheduled studies: 0 hours

Mode of Delivery

Multiform education

Assessment methods

  • Exams (written-, oral-, home-)
  • Essays, reports, productions and portfolio

Assessment requirements

To pass the course the student should pass the
following examinations:
Group assignment and seminars
Home exam
Mandatory participation in simulations and
skills
Active participation during the course can
raise
the course grade
The examinations consist of a group assignment
with mandatory seminars and an individual home
exam.
Active participation during the course can have
a
positive effect on the course grade.

Teacher

  • Ekman Petra
  • Grönlund Anu
  • Skogster Annika
  • Tillman Ilse
  • von Hedenberg-Löfman Linnéa

Examiner

Ekman Petra

Home page of the course

Group size

No limit

Assignments valid until

12 months after course has ended

The timetable of the course

Observera att kursen börjar v. 38 efter Klinisk
vård V och Medicin II

Assessment methods

  • 2021-11-07 - Exams
  • Date will be announced later - Reports and productions

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